The Ritual (The L.O.R.D.S #1)
Shantel Tessier
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
3.83
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 625 ratings · 507 pages · Published: 19 Nov 2021
THE CHOSEN ONE
I vow. You vow. We vow.
Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.
I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.
After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW (Please see the author's note on the inside)
J/P OTT Hero
This is a 149K word dark romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations, language, and violence.
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Tagged as:
- dark romance 50
- cruel hero/bully 47
- virgin heroine 44
- college 44
- possessive hero 44
- bdsm 43
- bondage 38
- alpha male 37
- consensual non-consent 36
- anal sex 34
- abduction 33
- arranged/forced marriage 33
- pregnancy 32
- bad boys 30
- praise kink 30
- rich hero 29
- forced proximity 28
- sassy heroine 27
- suspense 26
- breeding 26
- rich heroine 25
- new adult 24
- contemporary 23
- angst 22
- vengeance 21
- m-f romance 21
- take-charge heroine 20
- marriage of convenience 19
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- enemies to lovers 17
- spanking 17
- primal/chase play 16
- exhibitionism 14
- somnophilia 10
- hurt/comfort 8
- masc-dom 7
- curvy heroine 2
- cheating 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 36
- abuse 27
- slut shaming 21
- birth-control non-consent 18
- non-consent between mcs 17
- rape 16
- substance abuse 15
- third party abuse 15
- misogyny 15
- death / grief 14
- third party sexual assault 13
- abuse between mcs 11
- graphic violence 10
- torture of side characters 9
- mental trauma 7
- victim blaming 7
- forced pregnancy 6
- drug abuse 6
- mental illness 4
- body betrayal 3
- nontraditional hea 1
- geography
- pennsylvania 8
- usa 7
- north america 5
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 32
- first person pov 12
- male pov 1
romance tags
The 'The L.O.R.D.S' series
3.98 · 1720 ratings
bad boys · spanking · forced proximity · misogyny · suspense · slut-shaming · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · new adult · from hate to love · abuse · explicit-plentiful · dark · graphic-violence · bdsm · first-person-pov · cruel hero · bondage
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